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The leader of PwC's 2,200-person DC office says clients expect some consulting work twice as fast as a year ago

Consulting work that would have taken eight weeks is now expected in four because of AI, said Jeanelle Johnson, PwC's boss in the DC area.

  • PwC DC office managing partner Jeanelle Johnson reported faster client expectations.
  • AI technologies aid early-stage consulting tasks like market research and due diligence.
  • Clients expect accelerated pilots and proofs of concepts, not full transformations.

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